Preston North End player ratings vs Wigan Athletic with several 5/10s in FA Cup loss
Ryan Lowe triumphs on his first visit back to Deepdale
Preston North End were beaten 0-1 by Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup third round.
A deflected 75th minute strike from bright spark Harrison Bettoni clinched victory for Ryan Lowe’s side, on the former PNE boss’ first return to Deepdale.
Here are our player ratings from Deepdale...
Starting XI
Daniel Iversen: Wigan’s goal took a huge deflection and dropped in the bottom right corner with him planted. Two saves late on from Asamoah. Hit and miss kicking. 6
Jordan Storey: Huffed and puffed but the defensive unit never looked overly solid on the night. 5
Liam Lindsay: Costelloe got in behind in the first half for a golden chance. Wasn’t able to dominate Wigan’s forwards. 5
Lewis Gibson: A welcomed return to action after a couple of months out. Made way at half-time, probably as a planned change. Had done OK. 5.5
Pol Valentin: On a night when PNE barely threatened he did ask some questions down the right. Harshly had a penalty given against him. 6.5
Ali McCann: Got about with his usual energy but wasn’t able to get North End going in possession. 5
Jordan Thompson: Started with tenacity and won some tackles. Moved the ball along without ever really hurting Wigan. 5.5
Thierry Small: A quiet night down the left flank. Wasn’t able to cause Latics many problems at all. 5
Mads Frokjaer: Some tidy early touches and passes. Struggled to make an impact as the game wore on. 5
Lewis Dobbin: Looked to be lively and went close with an effort in the first half, but Wigan dealt with him effectively. 5
Daniel Jebbison: Linked things up a couple of times in the opening exchanges. Drifted out of the game and made way just after the hour. 5
Substitutes
Andrew Hughes: Came on at half time but couldn’t help keep Wigan quiet. 5.5
Milutin Osmajic: Didn’t make the desired impact. His loose pass led to the goal. 5
Michael Smith: PNE tried to go long to him but it didn’t have any effect. 5
Alfie Devine: Saw a crisp low effort saved towards the latter stages. 5.5
Brad Potts: Added a little bit and had the ball in the net late on but was offside. 6